 northeastern u s winter 95 96 3 winter 1995 96 the 1995 96 winter djf season featur abnorm cold snowi condit northern plain eastern half midwest northeast mid-atlant canada for season temperatur averag 3 -5oc normal western central canada 1 -2oc normal northern tier unit state eastern seaboard florida new england 5 file localhost d itu web 20mine project uw-can-data webdata winter-canada fig59 gif fig 59a in east condit contrast abnorm warm temperatur low snowfal total 25 normal observ 1994 95 winter on promin aspect 1995 96 winter season recur pattern enhanc northwesterli flow extend northern alaska bere sea southeastern canada north-central unit state thi flow brought seri major winter storm sever winter outbreak northern eastern unit state record-break cold snowfal total region the season featur consider variabl larg portion unit state canada period extrem cold snow period warmth rain the notabl cold-air outbreak occur 29 januari-6 februari 1996 temperatur averag 11 -17oc normal southern canadian prairi southeastward northern central plain western great lake 6oc normal rest unit state except southwest temperatur drop -40oc interior canada period -46oc portion central canada in unit state all-time record low temperatur set minnesota iowa illinoi rhode island 400 daili record low ti broken addition cold temperatur accompani strong wind produc extrem wind chill temperatur -50oc canada larg portion northern unit state the upper-level height anomali field file localhost d itu web 20mine project uw-can-data webdata winter-canada fig48 gif fig 48a reveal arctic outbreak associ highli amplifi flow featur abov-normal height high latitud central north pacif well normal height central north america within flow pattern height contour origin alaska eastern siberia arctic circl cover central southern canada extend southeastward upper on-third unit state east rocki mountain thi pattern sustain flow pure arctic air central eastern north america thi arctic outbreak 6-10 februari milder air central north america dure 5-dai period temperatur reach 21oc plain 50oc increas record-low read observ prior week at tulsa oklahoma februari extrem minimum -24oc maximum 32 2oc record set 18 dai associ arctic outbreak subsequ warm-up thi warm-up associ larg-scale transit upper-level flow below-normal height deep trough western alaska amplifi ridg intermountain region north america file localhost d itu web 20mine project uw-can-data webdata winter-canada fig48 gif fig 48b thi pattern strong extens flow marin air central north pacif virtual north america overal snowfal total februari averag 150 normal dakota upper midwest central eastern unit state indiana northeastward southeastern main southeastward virginia coast file localhost d itu web 20mine project uw-can-data webdata winter-canada fig49 gif fig 49 total exceed 200 normal southern virginia northward northern massachusett 300 normal snowfal record central maryland northward southern new york southern appalachian mountain region total averag 200 -300 normal eastern north dakota northwestern minnesota western south dakota mani locat establish all-time record season snowfal total 1995 96 cold season file localhost d itu web 20mine project uw-can-data webdata winter-canada tab2 gif tabl 2 the largest total snowfal 573 cm observ sault saint mari michigan broke previou highest total snowfal accumul record 454 cm most record establish east extend virginia south massachusett northeast for citi previou snowfal record broken mid-februari in locat previou record snowfal total exceed 60 cm winter 1995 96 perhap notabl snow event winter blizzard 6-9 januari 1996 af fect entir eastern unit state dure event 50-120 cm snow cover eastern seaboard mid-ohio vallei eastward eastern virginia northward southern massachusett file localhost d itu web 20mine project uw-can-data webdata winter-canada fig50 gif fig 50 total exceed 76 cm philadelphia pennsylvania establish singl-storm record reach 87 5 cm west-central new jersei 120 cm pocahanta counti west virginia addition area washington d c northeastward provid rhode island report biggest singl-storm snowfal total record storm shutdown airport east coast virginia northward mode transport virtual imposs in contrast week eastern unit state experienc dramat warm-up heavi rain 50-150 mm rapid snow melt extens runoff these condit produc flood mid-atlant state northeast 19-24 januari dure period major river pennsylvania ohio west virginia virginia maryland new york vermont crest 1 2 m-3 6 flood stage in area highest record crest flood associ hurrican agn june 1972 file localhost d itu web 20mine project uw-can-data webdata winter-canada toc html back tabl content 